It's a law that has full support from the mayor. The old curfew rules allowed kids under 17 to be out on the streets until 11 p.m. during the week and midnight on the weekends, but that is going to change.

While some parents think it's much needed, others think it's a move that will not make a difference.

The City Council voted 13-2 to pass a bill tightening curfew restrictions on the streets for city kids. Despite challenges both inside and outside of City Hall, the bill's sponsor, Councilman Brandon Scott, said the new rules will help make things better.

"This is not the perfect solution, not the silver bullet, but the tool that will help us get to where we need to be," Scott said.

Councilman Carl Stokes, who voted no, sees things another way.

"The conversation should be about opportunities for young people, not about what punishment we give a few young people," Stokes said.

The new law states that children under the age of 14 have to be inside by 9 p.m. while teens ages 14-16 have to be inside by 10 p.m. on school nights and 11 p.m. on non-school nights. Violators of the new law can be picked up by police and taken to a youth connection center.

Once there, the blame is put on the parents, who could be fined a minimum of $30 and a maximum of $500, depending on the circumstances. Parents can avoid the fine by going through programs such as counseling and community service without facing criminal penalties.

"It's far too often you see a lot of children out on the street and their parents are not held accountable for what they should be doing, taking care of their children, so yes, I believe it's a good rule," said parent Adora McCloud.

It's a mixed bag as far as parents and adults around the city are concerned.

"I think it's kind of silly. It's going to be an issue of being able to filter out children by age. Good luck with that because they don't carry ID. It's going to be a horrible waste of resources," said parent Johnny Foster.

Some do see it as a good start.

"It will keep the young ones off the street. You got, how can I say it, the young ones is really doing all the crime, so that's a good idea," said Michal Faulcon.

Others feel the city's resources could be put to better use.

"I think recreation centers would be an improvement because one of the problems with kids is they have no place to go, then they think of all kinds of things to get into, so having a recreation center and having places for them to go would be an excellent idea," said Amonica Yorkman.

Once the mayor signs the bill into law, it will take effect 60 days from that date, so this should be in place for the new school year. Some have called this one of the strictest curfew laws in the country.